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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
James B. Ford of Glenview, who passed 
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away on May 19, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James B. Ford was born on July 18, 1958 in 
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Chicago; in 1976, he graduated from Saint Laurence High School, 
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where he was on the Honor Roll and was involved in the student 
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council; and
 
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    WHEREAS, James B. Ford was the recipient of the Saint 
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Laurence Leadership Award for Scholarship, Good Citizenship 
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and Athletic Ability from 1972-1976; he was a letterman in 
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track and football in 1973, 1974, and 1975; he was a member of 
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the Chicago Catholic League Football and Prep Bowl Champs in 
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1973-1974; he was All-Catholic League in football in 1975 and 
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was Honorable Mention All-State in football in 1975; in the 
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summer of 1976, he represented Saint Laurence in the Chicago 
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Catholic League vs. Chicago Public League All-Star Football 
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Game; and
 
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    WHEREAS, James B. Ford attended Northwestern University on 
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a football scholarship from 1976 to 1981; while attending 
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college, he was a four-year starter as an  offensive lineman 
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under coaches John Pont and Rick Venturi; throughout his life, 
 


 






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he was a proud Northwestern Wildcat; and
 
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    WHEREAS, James B. Ford was a member of the 1980 Academic 
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All-American First Team and the 1979 and 1980 Academic All-Big 
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Ten Conference Teams; he was the recipient of the Big Ten Medal 
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of Honor (for Scholarship and Academic Prowess), the Big Ten's 
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oldest award, in recognition of his proficiency in scholarship 
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and athletics; and
 
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    WHEREAS, James B. Ford graduated from John Marshall Law 
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School in Chicago in 1985; and
 
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    WHEREAS, James B. Ford worked for Dorothy Brown, Clerk of 
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the Circuit Court of Cook County, as Director of Electronic 
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Data for 12 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James B. Ford was the beloved husband of Geri 
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Ford, nee Gaughan; the loving father of Kathleen, Jimbo, Luke, 
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and Elizabeth; the devoted son of Joseph "Greg" and the late 
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Rosemary "Babe" Ford; the dear brother of Joseph (Connie) Ford; 
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the fond son-in-law of Kevin and Kathleen Gaughan; and the 
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uncle of many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of James B. Ford; and be it 
 


 






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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of James B. Ford as an expression of 
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our sympathy.